5. Extras (4)
That evening.
Siwoo returned to the inn and was sprawled out on the floor. Torture is a task that requires a lot of physical strength not only for the person being tortured but also for the person doing it, so Si-woo didn’t even have the energy left to move.
On the other hand, Adriana’s expression was full of life. She maintained a wait-and-see attitude the whole time, so she didn’t waste any stamina, and it was because Siwoo had promised to teach her spirit magic.
She constantly urged Siwoo. She didn’t say anything, but it was obvious what it meant for her to stay in Si-woo’s room instead of going to her own room on such a dark day.
After an hour of quiet urging, Siwoo finally surrendered.
“… To use elemental magic, you must utilize small spirit power. “You can accumulate spiritual power by traveling to places you have never been to and absorbing the energy of that place. When this small spiritual power accumulates above a certain level, you can communicate with spirits and make contracts.”
“Well, I know what it feels like!”
As soon as the spirit story came out, Adriana’s eyes sparkled. She looked like a really enthusiastic student, the way she pushed her face in and listened with her ears at attention.
Seeing her like that made him feel even weaker, so Siwoo kindly continued to explain.
“When making a contract with a spirit, it is best to appear as neat and relaxed as possible. She is also the first impression given to the spirit, and it is said that this can have some influence on the spirit’s appearance and abilities. “As her level increases, she can change her appearance, but it takes a long time to get that high.”
“First Impressions… Great. And?”
“Once you make the contract, the spirit will be connected to your soul and will appear whenever and wherever you summon it. Summoning and maintaining spirits or using abilities consumes spirit power, so check the time accurately. “It is not permanently consumed, so it recovers naturally, but it is difficult if it is reverse-summoned during a conversation.”
“How many hours can Siwoo usually be summoned?”
“Assuming you summon all four spirits, you can summon them in a little over an hour. “Just maintaining the summons is enough.”
“Is it that much of a waste?”
“The basic consumption is not large, but summoning multiple people at the same time increases the consumption. “If I summon just one spirit, it can last for more than half a day like today.”
Of course, half a day is only half a day in a situation where small spiritual power is steadily recovering naturally, and Siwoo’s actual small spiritual power was far short of that.
Spirit Siwoo also found that part strange. They say the total amount of small power is too small compared to the distance you can travel.
‘Maybe it’s because the villages, cities, and roads all look the same.’
Is that why it is not included as a ‘place not to visit’?
Siwoo continued to teach Adriana while thinking such things.
“Originally, where elemental magic exists, the spirits have an ego, but since the spirits here have never been summoned, they have no ego. So treat it like a baby… Ah, so instead of treating them like human-shaped bugs like in this world, they cherish them like real treasures…”
Fortunately, Adriana was quick to understand. Perhaps because she is a good listener, she was able to digest the entire two-hour explanation. For Siwoo, who was trying to explain some of it and then the rest later, it felt like death.
In the end, it was a poem that recited all the enormous worries that Jeongnyeong Siwoo had expressed in the chat room.Wu seemed satisfied only then and helplessly saw Adriana off as she left the guest room.
“I’ll teach you my magic tomorrow!”
“Ah yes. I’m really looking forward to that…”
Despite Siu’s insincere greeting, Adriana waved her hand through the crack in her door.
Eventually, the door closed, and the room Adriana left soon filled with emptiness.
A silence so quiet that it feels like noise.
In that silence, where even the sound of his hair falling could be heard, Siwoo felt loneliness and emptiness weighing on him.
In the past, I would have taken to a chat room to vent my feelings, but now it was difficult to do so. The more I look at them, the more I compare myself to them, and the more I do so, the more uncomfortable I feel.
But other than chatting, there’s nothing else to do…
Siwoo thought about it and eventually impulsively summoned Sylph.
“Hello Dad!”
“… Yes, hello to you too.”
It’s really strange.
Sylph’s bright greeting was really sweet.
Looking at that scene, the events of the day came to mind, and Siwoo asked gloomily.
“Sylph. “Aren’t you scared today?”
“Today? “That one from earlier?”
“Huh. “That one from earlier.”
“Uhm…”
The Sylph placed her hand on her chin and moved it back and forth in front of Siu, as if contemplating an answer.
The longer Sylph worried, the deeper Siwoo’s worries became. He thought he showed the kid something he shouldn’t have shown him.
Of course, it was confirmed that the Sylph had closed her eyes and blocked her ears, but since the Sylph had deployed a soundproof curtain in the first place, she could not have been completely unaware of the situation outside.
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He must have been very shocked. Siwoo was at a loss as to what to comfort him.
At that time, Sylph smiled brightly.
“I was scared. But it’s okay!”
“Are you really okay?”
“Huh. It’s not like Dad wants to do something bad. “I’m doing it to do something nice, so it’s okay.”
Siwoo was very happy with Sylph’s words.
Those words made his worries melt away. Because it was the answer to his concerns.
And, he felt like his sins were being forgiven.
I was happy. I was really happy. I was so happy, and it felt like all the dirt in my mind was washed away.
So.
“… Uh? “Dad, are you crying?”
Siwoo’s vision became blurry. A single tear formed at the corner of Siwoo’s eye.
Siwoo wiped his eyes with the back of his hand. But once the tears broke out, they did not stop flowing.
Eventually Siwoo gave up wiping his tears and buried his face in his palms. His tears ran down the back of his hand and onto the floor.
“Dad, don’t cry… Did I say something wrong? Sorry… It’s my fault.”
“No, no…” …”
Siwoo buried his face even deeper.
He felt like everything in the past was forgiven and he was reborn.
“I really like it. That’s why I cry…”
After coming to this world.
It was so hard that I died.
Clothes that don’t protect against the cold at all. Food that is unhygienic and difficult to swallow. A shabby and dirty house. I can’t say it’s good even with empty wordsWater quality. A very unfamiliar geography. A culture that excludes foreigners. Horribly different values. A murder that had to be committed to make a living.
And, the people of this world themselves.
Everything was difficult. There were dozens of near-death moments and hundreds of suicidal thoughts. In it, Siwoo gritted his teeth and barely survived.
Even if I die, I don’t want to leave a message saying, ‘I committed suicide.’ I thought it would be better if I had no choice but to die. So he lived.
I worried a lot. Do I have to survive while killing people like this? Should I continue living this miserable life?
Does the meaning of life exist for you?
It’s been quite a while since I was possessed, and Siwoo and I are now quite different from each other.
How can I not become shabby?
And today, Siwoo seemed to have found the answer.
“Sylph is right. Kind… To do something, that’s why…”
In the end, there was only one way.
If he does the most right thing he can do in everything. So, if I can say in front of other Siwoos that I always did my best.
Even if he was guilty, he would not be a criminal before them.
As soon as the thought occurred to me.
Siwoo went to Adriana’s room and opened the door.
Adriana, who was sitting on the bed, looked up.
“Oh my, how bold you are to open the door to the woman’s room…” …”
Adriana couldn’t say anything more.
Because I saw Si-woo’s bloodshot eyes, clenched lips, and traces of tears.
“Now… “Are you crying?”
Siwoo didn’t care about her reaction and spoke bitterly.
To do the most right thing he can.
“We will prevent the upcoming rebellion.”
Adriana raised the corners of her mouth as if welcoming Siwoo’s words.
The answer was filled with absolute certainty.
“Great. Then, let’s play together in three days.”
The robbers who covet the lord’s position.
As she said that, her purple eyes aimed beyond.
*
Evening three days later.
Two shadows were running on the dusk street.
The small shadow was Adriana’s shadow, and the large shadow was Siwoo’s shadow.
As they got closer to the hideout, the two winked at each other and then parted ways. Siwoo ran to the left alley where the gang leader’s hideout was, and Adriana headed to the right alley where the gangsters’ hideout was.
It was to carry out the operation suggested by Siwoo.
According to reconnaissance through Sylph, the true leader of the gangsters was located in a place that could only be reached by borrowing the power of the gnomes.
Although she expected there to be a secret passage, she failed to find the secret passage, so Adriana came up with a plan to kill the enemy leader by using Siu’s gnomes to draw the attention of the thugs. Otherwise, there is a risk of escape.
The gangsters’ hideout was hidden deep in the back alleys. Even though she knew the route in advance, it took quite a while for Adriana to find it.
Finally the sun setsWhen the sun sets completely and darkness falls on the world. Adriana, who had been running for a while, gradually slowed down and stopped right in front of the hideout.
One of the gang members standing guard shouted.
“Who are you!” “Stop hanging around and get out!”
At those words, Adriana put her palms together as if praying.
Purple light blooming between her palms. The sentries were agitated when they saw the light.
That unnatural color was clearly evidence of magic.
Adriana’s palms slowly opened, and her purple sphere was formed between them.
The sentries were suddenly mesmerized. They could not take their eyes off the mystery before them.
Adriana grinned as she threw the sphere at those sentries with all her might.
“The one who came to kill you.”
Kwaang-
The front door of the hideout was broken, and the inside became commotion. Gang members flocking in. Torches swaying dizzyingly.
Adriana walked into the chaos. There was absolute confidence on her lips.
Crackling-
Her purple brains flew out from both her hanging hands.
*
Kwaang-
Siwoo heard the sound coming from afar and smiled in satisfaction.
Just by hearing the sound, I felt like I could see what kind of chaos was going on beyond.
Siwoo began digging a tunnel using gnomes and undines. The path to the basement where the leader of the gangsters stays. Once he was somewhat in shape, Siwoo crawled into the tunnel and blocked his entrance.
Ignis’ light illuminated the tunnel. The Sylph wind settled the dust and provided Siwoo with air. The gnome dug a tunnel, and the undine strengthened it.
Siwoo continued to advance in the smooth fusion of the four elements. He crawled like that for 10 minutes until he had dug a tunnel right up to his underground hideout. Siwoo created a suitable cavity there, washed away the dust from his body, and sent away all the other spirits except the gnomes.
This was because his power was almost depleted, and he did not want to use the spirits in battle yet.
After Si-woo checked his physical condition one last time, he had the gnomes break down the earthen wall blocking the cavity and hiding place where Si-woo was standing. Then I saw the hidden leader sitting inside and the ten men guarding him.
The leader’s name is Ebisu.
In the original work, he was the one who pretended to be the Scarecrow Lord, and was a true black man who cooked up this whole situation behind the scenes.
“… “An uninvited guest has arrived.”
Siwoo laughed at Ebisu’s calm words.
As an uninvited guest.
“Okay. “I am a guest who has come to kill you.”
And it will prevent rebellion.
To do the most right thing he can.